SEOUL (Reuters) – A man set himself on fire on Wednesday near South Korea’s corruption investigation office, where impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol was being interrogated over insurrection allegations, the national fire agency said. The man, in his 60s, was severely burned and unconscious following the incident which happened just after 8 p.m. local time (1100 …
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DHAKA (Reuters) – Bangladesh’s Supreme Court acquitted former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia in a 2008 corruption case on Wednesday, clearing the way for the ailing leader to fight parliamentary elections in the troubled South Asian country. The verdict is the latest judicial victory for Khaleda and her family, one of two main groups that have …
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SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol was arrested on Wednesday as part of an investigation into alleged insurrection, and in between being questioned the suspended leader is expected to be held in a solitary cell at a detention centre. While he is the first incumbent president to be arrested in South Korea, …
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TAIPEI (Reuters) – A delegation of Taiwanese lawmakers led by parliament’s speaker will attend Donald Trump’s inauguration as U.S. president, the presidential office said on Wednesday, adding the government will continue boosting ties with the new administration. Taiwan, which China views as its own territory, enjoyed strong support from the first Trump administration, including regularising …
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By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean investigators arrested impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday for alleged insurrection over his bid to impose martial law, after weeks of defiance and claims by Yoon and his lawyers that the arrest warrant was invalid. Here is what we know about his arrest so far: WHY …
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By Mikhail Flores MANILA (Reuters) – Japan is gravely concerned about actions in the South China Sea that are raising tensions, and strongly opposes any unilateral attempt to change the status quo, its foreign minister said on Wednesday. Speaking during a visit to the Philippines, Takeshi Iwaya also said Japan would continue to provide development …
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By Yimou Lee and Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan will step up the surveillance and management of ships carrying flags of convenience, including boarding them, after a Chinese-linked cargo vessel was suspected of damaging an undersea communications cable, the government said. Taiwan, which China views as its own territory, said a ship owned by …
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(Reuters) – Dense fog and cold weather delayed train and flight departures in several parts of northern India, including its capital New Delhi, on Wednesday. India’s weather office issued an orange alert for Delhi, the second highest warning level, forecasting dense to very dense fog in many areas. Visibility at Delhi’s main airport was between …
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JAKARTA (Reuters) – A volcano located in Indonesia’s eastern island of Halmahera erupted on Wednesday morning spewing a four-km (2.5-mile) high ash cloud, forcing authorities to raise the alert level in surrounding areas to the highest, officials said. Mount Ibu erupted at 07:11 a.m. (2211 GMT Tuesday) for around two minutes, the country’s volcanology agency …
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HONG KONG (Reuters) -Hong Kong officials held rare talks in Bangkok this week with Thai counterparts to find ways to bring home those lured from the Asian financial hub and trapped in illegal work in Southeast Asia, seeking to combat a growing trend. Tuesday’s talks follow last week’s high-profile case of a Chinese actor believed …
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